The Romanian sugar free plum jam was an essential winter staple in our household. My mom would make it every autumn, using trays and trays of plums that our family would receive from friends living in the countryside. We would eat it all winter, from breakfast or lunch sandwiches, spread on buttered bread, to cake […]

Romania loves jam. Every year, as the days get long and warm, we Romanians go nuts for jam-making. Usually, it’s all about the classics – strawberries, cherries, you know the drill. But this time, I’ve got something a little different up my sleeve.   I took a trip to this amazing lavender field the other […]

In Romania, we have jams and special jams. And this Romanian sour cherry jam is one of those special ones. What makes it special? The thick syrup the fruits are preserved in. Growing up, one of my favourite ways to eat sour cherry jam was by mixing it with sour cream. The syrup mixed with […]

The apricot season is very short so take full advantage of these wonderful, sunny fruits! I surely did this year by making a fragrant tart, used them in a delightful fruit salad, and today, made a batch of apricot jam. There is nothing better than a jar of homemade jam, wherever you feel like a […]

I still remember those Saturday summer mornings, when I would wake up with the sweet smell of boiled strawberries engulfing my room. I still vividly remember those large, big, white pots, on the stove, with the bright red strawberries bubbling almost aggressively inside. The kitchen itself was an oven, that’s how hot it was. My […]